Name: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients: 3 c White sugar; 3 c Brown sugar; 1 1/2 c Butter (can be half shortening, or margarine); 1 1/4 c Oil; 6 Eggs; 3 c Raisins; 5 tb Raisin juice; 1 tb Soda; 1 tb Baking powder; 1 tb Cinnamon; 1 1/2 ts Salt; 1 tb Vanilla; 6 c Flour; 6 c Oatmeal

Randy’s Nine Personal Guidelines for Contentment (1 Tim. 6:6): 1. Pursue the gold, not the tin – Remember only Jesus Christ is sufficient to bring the fullness of joy that my heart desires. Anything less is not built to bring me the highest satisfaction. God is not in the business of creating idols (Mt. 13:45-46). 2. Be thankful for what you have – Anything beyond hell is a gift of God’s grace (1 Thes. 5:18). 3. Tame those tastebuds – I won’t want what I don’t know is out there (1 Cor. 9:27). 4. Be wary of commercials – The goal of advertising is to breed discontentment to get me to want something I never thought I needed (1 Tim. 6:9). 5. Prioritize your needs, not your wants – Pursue that which God promises, not that which is seldom received or breeds a desire for more. What does God want me to want (1 Tim. 6:7-8). 6. Know when enough is enough – Does a bigger income always need to translate into a bigger lifestyle (Phil. 4:11-12)? 7. No U-Hails behind hearses – The temporary things don’t last in this life and are definitely not transferred to the next. Pursue what I’ll cherish for an eternity (Mt. 6:19-21). 8. The two greatest commandments – The four sins of discontentment, doubt and complaining against God and jealously and coveting against people, will end when I love God and love others (Mt. 22:38-40). 9. Who’s the boss? – Do I own my stuff or does my stuff own me (1 Cor. 6:12)?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	White sugar
3	c	Brown sugar
1 1/2	c	Butter (can be half shortening, or margarine)
1 1/4	c	Oil
6		Eggs
3	c	Raisins
5	tb	Raisin juice
1	tb	Soda
1	tb	Baking powder
1	tb	Cinnamon
1 1/2	ts	Salt
1	tb	Vanilla
6	c	Flour
6	c	Oatmeal

INSTRUCTIONS

Both recipes from AMISH FAMILY FAVORITES, Arthur/Tuscola, Illinois
Mix sugars, butter and oil, then add eggs. Cook raisins with a little
water, until raisins are plumped up. Drain, retaining 5 Tablespoons of
liquid from the raisins. Dissolve soda in raisin juice. Mix together dry
ingredients. Add alternately with raisin juice, then add raisins. Drop by
teaspoon on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 400 F. for 8-10 minutes Posted
to bakery-shoppe digest V1 Number 018 by Peggy Makolondra
<pmakolon@mail.wiscnet.net> on Apr 9, 1997

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